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First description of the early stage biology of the genus Mygona: the natural history of the satyrine butterfly, Mygona irmina in eastern Ecuador.
J Insect Sci. 2011; 11:5.JI

Abstract

The immature stages and natural history of Mygona irmina Doubleday (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Satyrinae: Pronophilina) from northeastern Ecuadorian cloud forests are described based on 17 rearings. The dwarf bamboo, Chusquea c.f. scandens Kunth (Poaceae, Bambusoidea) is the larval food plant. Eggs are laid singly on the bottom side of mature host plant leaves. Larvae take 102-109 days to mature from egg to adult. Adults are encountered most frequently on sunny days, flying rapidly over areas dominated by their food plant or feeding on the ground at mammal feces. Males are often encountered inside large forest gaps near patches of bamboo guarding perches in the mid-canopy.

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Authors+Show Affiliations

Greeney HF
Yanayacu Biological Station and Center for Creative Studies, Cosanga, Ecuador, c/o 721 Foch y Amazonas, Quito, Ecuador. revmmoss@yahoo.com
Dyer LA
No affiliation info available
Pyrcz TW
No affiliation info available

MeSH

AnimalsBehavior, AnimalButterfliesEcuadorFeeding BehaviorLarvaMaleNatural HistoryPoaceae

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

Language

eng

PubMed ID

21521141

Citation

Greeney, Harold F., et al. "First Description of the Early Stage Biology of the Genus Mygona: the Natural History of the Satyrine Butterfly, Mygona Irmina in Eastern Ecuador." Journal of Insect Science (Online), vol. 11, 2011, p. 5.
Greeney HF, Dyer LA, Pyrcz TW. First description of the early stage biology of the genus Mygona: the natural history of the satyrine butterfly, Mygona irmina in eastern Ecuador. J Insect Sci. 2011;11:5.
Greeney, H. F., Dyer, L. A., & Pyrcz, T. W. (2011). First description of the early stage biology of the genus Mygona: the natural history of the satyrine butterfly, Mygona irmina in eastern Ecuador. Journal of Insect Science (Online), 11, 5. https://doi.org/10.1673/031.011.0105
Greeney HF, Dyer LA, Pyrcz TW. First Description of the Early Stage Biology of the Genus Mygona: the Natural History of the Satyrine Butterfly, Mygona Irmina in Eastern Ecuador. J Insect Sci. 2011;11:5. PubMed PMID: 21521141.
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